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Ukrainian Air Force shot down two Russian Su-34 fighter bombers in the Avdiivka and Mariupol directions on Feb 29, 2024.

February 29, 2024 Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources

Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Su-34 (weapon_system) Russian forces (military_unit) Su-35 (weapon_system) A-50 (weapon_system) Stepove (location) Lastochkyne (location) Berdychi (location) Tonenke (location) Orlivka (location) Sukhoi Su-34 (weapon_system) Russian Aerospace Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (organization) 3rd Assault Brigade (military_unit) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Russia (organization)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

At about 9.00 in the Avdiivka and Mariupol directions, two more invaders' Su-34 were destroyed

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukraine's Air Force shot down 13 Russian aircraft in February: 10 Su-34 fighter-bombers, two Su-35 fighters and one A-50 Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS).

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

This is reportedly the best result for Ukrainian forces since October 2022.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Another Su-34 jet was downed at around 9 a.m. local time. The planes were downed 'in the Avdiivka and Mariupol directions,' Syrskyi said.

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:33:04.353Z

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